April 15, 2015

KU’s Research Caliber:  strengthen skills and retain top performers

• Held Thursday Research Topics (TRT) session on cost transfers (31 attendees).
• Office of Research experts presented at the regional SRA on the following topics:
  • Funding Development: Best Practices from Multiple Disciplines presented by Alicia Reed and Damon Talbott (Graduate Studies)
  • Proposal Budget Development workshop (1/2 day session) presented by Nancy Biles, Brad Bernet, Megan Todd, Dan Coonfield
  • Cost Transfers – What? Why? And How? presented by Elena Semyonova-Smith and Anita Abel
  • Post-Submission to Award Acceptance Content Level presented by Bill Sharp and Deborah Maloney (KUMCRI)

Pursue System Improvements:  implement tools that increase faculty and administrative efficiency; collaborate with KUMC where feasible

• Working on SSC view of budget summaries in Image Now
• Working on improvement of cost transfer form for Image Now
• Working on improvement of close letter form for Image Now
• Implementing new form for request for Provisional accounts for Image Now

KUCR Efficiency:  strengthen operations, processes, and overall effectiveness

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